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Easy Pork Loin

So you have that HUGE boneless pork loin from Costco.  Just cut it into usable pieces (1/4 lb per person.) and freeze in individual bags.  Come dinner time (or unexpected guests) just defrost (in the microwave if necessary) and brush on the sauce (adjust for the size of you meat) and cook.  You can even cook it in the microwave.  The sauce is also good on chicken.

Ingredients:

  • 1 12 oz frozen orange juice concentrate – don’t reconstitute
  • 1/4 c soy sauce
  • 10# pork roast

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350°.
  2. Pat pork dry with paper towel.
  3. In small bowl, combine soy sauce and orange juice concentrate.
  4. Apply to all surfaces of the pork roast.
  5. Place roast in a shallow pan and roast in a 350°. oven for 1 hour (20 minutes per pound), until internal temperature on a meat thermometer reads 145°.  Do not overcook.  Pork today is very lean – no fat means dry meat.
  6. Remove roast from oven.
  7. Let rest about 10 minutes before slicing to serve.

Serves:  40  (plan on 1/4 to 1/3 pound per person.)

Source:   I made it up.

 

Bacon and Egg Breakfast Cups

If you can find pre-cooked bacon – sort of half cooked – or do it yourself the cups will be crisper and less fat in the bottom.

Ingredientss:

  • 12 slices bacon
  • 8 eggs
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Whip the eggs, salt, pepper and cheese with a fork.
  3. Spray non stick spray in 12 muffin tins.
  4. Wrap each piece of bacon inside the sides of each muffin cup.
  5. Fill each bacon lined muffin cup 3/4 of the way with the egg mixture.
  6. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the egg cups are golden brown and don’t jiggle.
  7. Use a knife to scoop them out of the tins.
  8. Serve immediately.

Serves:   Makes 12 but probably serves 4 – 6.

Source:  Fat Girl Trapped in a Skinny Body

KOA June 26-29, 2015 Mardi Gras

The Krewes are gathering and preparing for the centuries old celebration of Mardi Gras (a little late). Purple (justice), green (faith) and gold (power) will be the colors of the weekend!  Attire for Saturday night: Mardi Gras.  47 danced into the night at Silverwood Lake.

*= recipe is on the blog

Friday Dinner
Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks

*Crab Pizza – Crackers
* Spinach Dip, Baguette  (Prepared At Home)
*Warm Blue Cheese Dip, Crackers
*Slab O’salmon (prepared At Home)
*Dill Mustard sauce
Crackers

*Traditional Salad Bar
Assorted Dressings

Steak
Chicken Breast
Assorted Sauces – purchased
French Bread – About 2 inches per person
*Blue Cheese Butter

*Mud Slides
Cookies/Brownies
S’mores
Milk, coffee Bar

Saturday Breakfast
*Mimosas
Jr Mimosas

Juice selection
Assorted cereal, oatmeal, granola
Yogurt
Strawberries

*Mardi Gras Monkey Bread
*Omelet Bar
Bacon
Hash Brown Potatoes

Milk, Coffee, Cocoa

Afternoon Snack
*Nice Cream

Saturday Dinner
Wine

*Creolo Cocktail
Creolo Enab  (Equally Attractive Non Alcoholic Beverage) – no rum/more soda

*Chunky “Crawfish” Spread – Assorted Crackers
*Cheesy Mushroom Roll
*Sticky Chicken Wings
*The One True Blue Cheese Dressing
*Cashew Avocado Spread – Crackers

Cornbread (mix)
*Pear And Spinach Salad

*Easy Cajun Jambalaya
Instant Rice

*Bread Pudding
*Praline Sauce

Milk, Coffee Bar

Sunday Breakfast
*Aunt Agatha
Cereal, Juice, Yogurt
Fruit

Bagels, cream cheese, lox, capers, red onion
*Puff Pastry Braid

*Bisquick Quiche, sour cream, salsa
Sausage(cook at home, reheat in oven or boiling water in a Freezer Zip-Loc Bag)

Coffee/Milk/Coco/Milk

Sunday dinner
Wine Tasting 16 Bottles (4 Wines, 4 Each)
Small Glasses

Hors D’oeuvre Competition – Gold, Green, Purple

Smoke Off – Pork Shoulder
Small Dinner Rolls
Rick’s Special Sauce
Greg’s Carolina Sauce

*Cheater Coleslaw
*Broccoli Coleslaw
*Golden Rum Cake
Fruit Wines – Assorted

Coffee Bar

Monday breakfast
Assorted Juices
Cereal, Yogurt

All The Leftover Good Stuff – coffee cake, desserts, cookies
Bagels

*Scherman Roll Ups
Fruit Compote

Styros for drinks

*Apple Angel Dump Cake – in case there is not enough left over good stuff.

Available Any Time
cheese sticks, bread, peanut butter, jelly, yogurt, applesauce, Mac & Cheese, Goldfish. Leftovers ie. ham, turkey, cheese, etc., pretzels, Gummy Bears, Red Vines, fruit, M & Ms, beer, soft drinks, ice tea
Lunch On Your Own In Ice Chest Marked Lunch/Bin Marked Bread
hot dogs and buns, anything that has been served before

 

 

KOA June 24-27, 2016 Margaritaville

This year we changed out latitude to just outside of Julian, CA at William Heise Park. There was not a boat but there were Boat Drinks.  Attire for Saturday night: Margaritaville.    38 people came, drank and enjoyed.

* = recipe is on the blog

Friday Dinner

Wine, Beer –  A Lot, Soft Drinks – Some
Artichoke Jalapeno Dip, Crackers (purchase Costco)
Humus, carrots, celery, broccoli, Pita Chips (purchase Costco)
Cheese and Crackers  – Brie, Blue, Swiss type
*Sausage/Pineapple Party Bites

*Traditional Salad Bar
*Cheeseburgers In Paradise (aka Diamond Burger)

*Mud Slides
Cookies/Brownies/S’mores
Milk , Coffee, ½ and ½, Sugar, Brandy, Kahlua

Saturday breakfast

*Tropical Mimosas
Jr Mimosas

Juice Selection
Cereal –  Assorted, Oatmeal, Granola
Yogurt
Strawberries

*Puff Pastry Braid
*Omelets

Bacon (cook at home)
Biscuits – Frozen
Milk, Coffee, Cocoa, Milk

Saturday Dinner

Wine, *Margaritas
Virgin Margaritas

*Lisa’s Black Bean And Corn Dip, Chips
*Corn Dip, Chips
*Dorothy’s Smokies
*Crab Pizza – Crackers

*Kahlua Pork
*Kahlua Chicken

*Dead Simple Coleslaw
*Pineapple Rice

*Margarita Cake
Milk, Coffee Bar

Sunday Breakfast

Cereal, Juice, Yogurt
Cantaloupe
Bagels, cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers, red onion

*Crème Brule French Toast Casserole
Sausage – (cook at home. heat in oven or boiling water in a Freezer Zip Lock Bag)

Coffee/Milk/Coco/Milk

Sunday Dinner

*Golden Punch
Hors D’oeuvre Competition

*Jerk Spiced Chicken – Mango Salsa
* Tropical Slab O Salmon (rub with coriander, brown sugar and lemon pepper to make it tropical)
*Caribbean Black Beans
*Salad Margaritaville

Julian Apple Pie/Ice Cream (purchase)
Coffee Bar

Monday Breakfast

Assorted Juices, Cereal, Yogurt

All The Leftover Good Stuff –  coffee cake, desserts, cookies
Bagels

*Breakfast Burritos
Fruit Compote
Coffee, Tea, Milk

 

 

 

 

Slab O’Salmon

The beauty of this salmon is you can grill it early (freeze if more that 2 days) and finish it in the oven the day of the event.  Serve it hot or cold, entree or appetizer.  

Ingredients:

  • Salmon fillet (skinless from Costco) 5-6 lbs
  • 1/4 lb butter – melted
  • juice of 1 – 2 lemons
  • salt and pepper

Directions:

  1. Place salmon on the grill (“good” side down).
  2. Grill until marks show on salmon – about 5 minutes.
  3. Turn over.
  4. Grill until marks show on salmon another 5 minutes.
  5. Remove from grill – no, it is not completely cooked.
  6. When ready to serve, place in 350° oven for 10 minutes (until barely done – still almost raw in the center of the thickest part).
  7. Finish under the broiler if needed to make it nicely brown.

Serves:  8-10 for dinner, 20 or so for a party.

Source:  Trial and error.

KOA June 23-26,2017 KOA Korral

This year’s KOA festivities were at Dos Picos county park in Ramona, CA.  Saturday night was  KOA Korral/western attire and we had a chili cook off.  37 hombres showed up.

* = Recipe is on the blog

Friday Dinner

Beer, wine
Meatballs in BBQ Sauce (frozen meat balls and Marinara sauce)
Shrimp Pizza (*crab pizza made with shrimp instead of crab)
*Cowboy Caviar (AKA Cowboy salsa or Hillbilly Caviar
Chips, Salsa, Guacamole
*Traditional Salad Bar
*BBQ Chicken Italiano
*KOA Baked Beans
*Mudslides
Coffee, tea, milk

Saturday Breakfast

Coffee Cake – mix
Yogurt
Cereal
Fruit, Juice
*Mimosas
Jr. Mimosas
*Omelets
Overland Trout – bacon
Biscuits  – frozen
Melon, Strawberries
coffee, tea, cocoa, milk

Saturday Dinner

*Bourbon Ice Tea Lemonade Punch
*Chili Lime Jicama Sticks
*Nacho Cheese Dip (AKA Ro’Tel® Famous Queso Dip)
*Caprese Salad Skewers (AKA Caprese Antipasticks)
*Chicken Artichoke Dip
Chili Cook-off
Cornbread – mix
*Broccoli Slaw II
*Peach Cobbler with Sprite
coffee, tea, milk

Sunday Breakfast

*Puff Pastry Braid
Yogurt
Cereal
Fruit, Juice
*Tex-Mex Breakfast Casserole
Melon, Blueberries
coffee, tea, cocoa, milk

Sunday Dinner

Sangria – (purchased Costco)
Iron Chef Competition – Hard Boiled Eggs
Crudité
Hummus, pita chips –  (purchased)
*Chuck Wagon Stew (Cook pork at home)
*Salsa Rice
*Kale Salad

Monday Breakfast

Greek Yogurt
granola, Cereal
Fruit, juice
Bagels – Cream cheese, Smoked Salmon

 

Cherry-Pineapple Nut Cake

Heloise has a treasure trove of quick, easy, and somewhat old fashioned recipes.  

Ingredients:

  • 1 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple in heavy syrup
  • 1 21-ounce can of cherry pie filling
  • 1 package of yellow cake mix (2-layer size)
  • 1 c pecans chopped
  • 1/2 stick of butter (4 Tab) chilled

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Grease a 9-by-13 inch baking pan.
  3. Spread the pineapple with its syrup evenly in the pan.
  4. Spoon the cherry pie filling evenly over the pineapple.
  5. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the mixture.
  6. Sprinkle the chopped nuts over all.
  7. Slice the chilled butter into thin slices, then place evenly over the other ingredients.
  8. Place your cake pan in the center of the rack, and in the middle of the oven, for an evenly baked cake.
  9. Bake for 50 minutes, or until golden.
  10. Serve warm

Serves: 12 .

Source:  Heloise.com

 

Meatball Sandwiches

Some things can be made easily when necessary – camping, in a hurry, lazy.  Still good and filling.

Ingredients:

  • 2 #10 cans marinara sauce
  • 1 1/2 lb. frozen fully cooked meatballs – 1 oz size
  • 180 inches crusty sandwich rolls or bread, split
  • 2 # shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 c chopped onion

Directions:

  1.  Heat marinara sauce
  2. Stir in meatballs.
  3. Bring to boil on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
  4. Simmer on medium-low heat 8 min. or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally.
  5. Spoon into rolls.
  6. Top with mozzarella.
  7. Add onion for those who wish.

Serves: 50

Source:  kraftrecipes.com

Keith Famie’s African Adventure Cape Brandy Sauce

This is a thin, quite brandy flavored, sauce – perfect for bread puddings.  It soaks in and flavors each bite!  Try it on waffles for a more “sophisticated” brunch treat.

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tab melted butter
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 5 ounces water
  • 1/2 c brandy
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. In a saucepot, heat the butter, sugar, salt, and water for 5 minutes.
  2. Then add the brandy and vanilla extract and heat an additional minute.

Serves:  makes about 1 cup

Source:  Keith Famie’s Adventures  Recipe courtesy of Janette Wiehahn